38.4135° N, 27.1376° E
IZMIR
Most Famous People Born in Izmir, Turkey
- Notable people
- 607
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1970
- Most distinctive
- Rabbi 11.8×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Izmir during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 128 notable births.
What Izmir Is Known For
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
Football is Izmir's biggest profession — 31% of all notables (190).
Izmir over-indexes on rabbi — 11.8× the global rate.
Izmir under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Izmir's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1960s Clear ×
Semih Kaplanoğlu
Born 1963
Meltem Cumbul
Born 1969
Yıldız Tilbe
Born 1966
Vahide Perçin
Born 1965
Ersun Yanal
Born 1961
Engin İpekoğlu
Born 1961
Şenay Gürler
Born 1966
Julio Murat
Born 1961
Levent Eriş
Born 1962
Yusuf Tepekule
Born 1968
Osman Engin
Born 1960
Turgut Uçar
1964 - 2019
Tacettin Bayır
Born 1960
Sait Karafırtınalar
Born 1969
Sedat Karaoğlu
1960 - 2014
Kemal Okuyan
Born 1962
Şehnaz Dilan
Born 1960
Ümit Turmuş
Born 1960
Tahir Karapınar
Born 1967
Cüneyd Düzyol
Born 1964
Ceyda Aslı Kılıçkıran
Born 1968
Levent Gürel
Born 1964
Akın Kanat
Born 1966
Tunçay Kulaoğlu
Born 1966
Erkut Kızılırmak
Born 1969
Kamil Okyay Sındır
Born 1962
Semra Aksu
Born 1962
Mahmut Özgener
Born 1963
Tan Sağtürk
Born 1969
Ayse Birsel
Born 1964
Ayhan Salar
Born 1967
Metin Lütfi Baydar
Born 1960
Cihangir Gümüştürkmen
Born 1964
John Eren
Born 1964
Adem Somyurek
Born 1967
Selcuk Yorgancioglu
Born 1967
Fitnat Ahrens
Born 1963
Nihat Kesen
Born 1961
Ayhan Kartal
1966 - 2000
Hakan Kutucuoğlu
Born 1961
Nuri Adıyeke
Born 1963